Philaenium

Latin

Etymology

For Ancient Greek φῐλεῖν (phileîn, “to love”) +‎ αἰνός (ainós, “fearful”), literally “one whose love should be avoided”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰiˈlae̯.ni.um/, [pʰɪˈɫ̪äe̯niʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈle.ni.um/, [fiˈlɛːnium]

Proper noun

Philaenium n sg (genitive Philaeniī or Philaenī); second declension (Neuter in declension, but used as feminine, as usual for prostitutes.)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Asinaria of Plautus (a young prostitute)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Philaenium
genitive	Philaeniī Philaenī1
dative	Philaeniō
accusative	Philaenium
ablative	Philaeniō
vocative	Philaenium

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).